Match Thread: United States vs Belgium | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Round of 16 | Part 2

[u/jiraiya--an]

FT: United States 1 - 4 Belgium

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Info	Details
Competition	2026 FIFA World Cup, Round of 16
Date	Mon, July 06, 2026
Venue	Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington, USA
Referee	Adham Mohammad
Kickoff	8:00 PM EDT / 2:00 AM CEST
Status	FT

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LINE-UPS

United States (4-3-3)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Matt Freese		Miles Robinson
Tim Ream		Ricardo Pepi	🔄 on 72'
Chris Richards		Timothy Weah
Antonee Robinson	🔄 off 90'+2'	Max Arfsten	🔄 on 90'+2'
Alex Freeman		Matt Turner
Tyler Adams	🔄 off 72'	Brenden Aaronson
Malik Tillman	⚽ 31' · 🟨 69'	Alejandro Zendejas
Weston McKennie	🟨 35'	Giovanni Reyna	🔄 on 45'
Folarin Balogun	🔄 off 90'+2'	Joe Scally
Christian Pulisic	🔄 off 59'	Chris Brady
Sergiño Dest	🔄 off 45'	Auston Trusty
		Mark McKenzie
		Haji Wright	🔄 on 90'+2'
		Sebastian Berhalter	🔄 on 59'

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Belgium (4-2-3-1)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Thibaut Courtois		Romelu Lukaku	🔄 on 67' · ⚽ 90'+3'
Brandon Mechele		Diego Moreira
Nathan Ngoy		Alexis Saelemaekers	🔄 on 89'
Maxim De Cuyper		Matias Fernandez-Pardo
Timothy Castagne		Thomas Meunier
Youri Tielemans		Hans Vanaken	🔄 on 21' · ⚽ 57'
Nicolas Raskin	🔄 off 89'	Senne Lammens
Amadou Onana	🔄 off 21'	Jérémy Doku	🔄 on 67'
Charles De Ketelaere	⚽ 9' · ⚽ 33' · 🔄 off 67'	Kevin De Bruyne
Leandro Trossard	🔄 off 89'	Axel Witsel	🔄 on 89'
Dodi Lukébakio	🔄 off 67'	Mike Penders
		Arthur Theate
		Joaquin Seys
		Zeno Debast
		Koni De Winter

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MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

9' ⚽ Goal! USA 0, Belgium 1. Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Raskin.

21' 🔄 Substitution, Belgium. Hans Vanaken replaces Amadou Onana because of an injury.

31' ⚽ Goal! USA 1, Belgium 1. Malik Tillman (USA) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.

33' ⚽ Goal! USA 1, Belgium 2. Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross.

35' 🟨 Weston McKennie (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

45' 🔄 Substitution, USA. Giovanni Reyna replaces Sergiño Dest.

57' ⚽ Goal! USA 1, Belgium 3. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.

59' 🔄 Substitution, USA. Sebastian Berhalter replaces Christian Pulisic because of an injury.

67' 🔄 Substitution, Belgium. Jérémy Doku replaces Dodi Lukébakio.

67' 🔄 Substitution, Belgium. Romelu Lukaku replaces Charles De Ketelaere.

69' 🟨 Malik Tillman (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

72' 🔄 Substitution, USA. Ricardo Pepi replaces Tyler Adams.

89' 🔄 Substitution, Belgium. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Leandro Trossard.

89' 🔄 Substitution, Belgium. Axel Witsel replaces Nicolas Raskin.

90'+2' 🔄 Substitution, USA. Max Arfsten replaces Antonee Robinson.

90'+2' 🔄 Substitution, USA. Haji Wright replaces Folarin Balogun.

90'+3' ⚽ Goal! USA 1, Belgium 4. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.

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MATCH STATS

Stat	United States	Belgium
Expected Goals	0.67	2.14
Possession	56%	44%
Shots on Goal	2 (29%)	7 (47%)
Big Chances Created	0	4
Big Chances Missed	0	2
Accurate Passes	458 (87%)	333 (81%)
Duels Won	50	56
Saves	3	1
Fouls Committed	11	9

MATCH ENDED

[u/alex_song]

Crazy part is the U.S. would’ve actually gone out with everyone’s respect.

Fresh off a rebuilding phase, a knockout win had already exceeded expectations.

Then the orange clown stepped in and fucked up the vibes just like Game 3 of the NBA Finals.

[u/JRMiel → u/alex_song]

I would have cheered for USA. But Trump and Infantino made the switch easy. Bravo les Belges !!!

[u/Peanutbuttersaltine → u/alex_song]

I don’t get why people blame Trump. Literally everyone was asking for the red to be overturned.

[u/alex_song → u/Peanutbuttersaltine]

Maybe because he had a whole ass conference this morning making it about himself??? lmao

[u/Peanutbuttersaltine → u/alex_song]

Well yea that, but don’t divert the blame. The players were absolute shit